Early last year,Paramount+ announced a new seriesfromYellowstonecreatorTaylor SheridantitledLionesswithNicole Kidmanattached to executive produce. Well, now it has been revealed that the Academy Award-winning actress will also find herself in front of the camera for the series. Kidman has joined a cast that already includesZoe SaldañaandLaysla De Oliveira.
Lionessis an espionage thriller series based on a real-life CIA program. The CIA’s “Lioness Engagement Team” is a task force designed to take down terrorist organizations from the inside. At the center of the story are De Oliveira and Saldaña’s characters. De Oliveira is playing Cruz Manuelos, a young and passionate marine recruited into the program. Saldaña plays the station chief tasked with watching over Cruz and the other operatives.
In the series, Kidman will be playing Kaitlyn Meade, a senior supervisor in the CIA. As the official character description reads, she “has had a long career of playing the politics game. She must juggle the trappings of being a woman in the high-ranking intelligence community, a wife who longs for the attention she herself can’t even give, and a mentor to someone veering suspiciously close to the same rocky road she’s found herself on.”
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While Kidman is mostly remembered for her starring roles in critically acclaimed films likeBeing the Ricardos,The Northman, andEyes Wide Shutshe has also been in a number of celebrated series. She starred inThe Undoingfor HBO andNine Perfect Strangersfor Hulu and additionally appeared in an episode of the Apple TV+ anthology seriesRoar. She also won an Emmy for her performance in HBO’sBig Little Lies. She can next be seen in the upcoming filmAquaman and the Lost Kingdomand the Prime Video seriesExpats.
Lionessis the latest series from Academy Award nominee Sheridan. He kicked off his career behind the camera in a big way by writing acclaimed films likeSicario,Hell or High Water, andWind Riverand directing the latter. He then created hit series likeYellowstone, and all its spin-offs,Mayor of Kingstown, andTulsa King.Lionessis executive produced by Sheridan,David C. Glasser, Saldaña, Kidman,Ron Burkle,Bob Yari,David Hutkin,Jill Wagner,Geyer Kosinski,Michael Malone, andJohn Hillcoat.
Stay tuned to Collider for any future updates onLioness. Check out Collider’s interview with Kidman about her filmBeing the Ricardosbelow:
